Gender - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 17, 2025 · Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or …
Gender and health
May 24, 2021 · Gender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world. This Q&A examines the links between gender and health, highlighting …
Gender EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 26, 2025 · Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or …
Understanding transgender people, gender identity and gender …
Jul 8, 2024 · Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or gender expression differs from socially constructed norms …
Gender incongruence and transgender health in the ICD
Inclusion of gender incongruence in the ICD-11 should ensure transgender people’s access to gender-affirming health care, as well as adequate health insurance coverage for such services. Recognition …
Definitions and Limitations of Language The language around gender and sexuality continues to evolve rapidly, even as this resolution was being written. Words and their definitions change or become …
Students Exploring Gender Identity
What is gender identity? Gender identity is an individual’s sense of their own gender (e.g., as a male, female, transgender, nonbinary). Gender expression is how an individual presents their gender to …
Violence against women
Mar 25, 2024 · Gender inequality and norms on the acceptability of violence against women are a root cause of violence against women. Health consequences Intimate partner (physical, sexual and …
Sexual orientation and gender diversity
Sexual orientation is a component of identity that includes sexual and emotional attraction to another person and the behavior and/or social affiliation that may result from this attraction. Gender identity is …
Gender Inequality Index (GII) - World Health Organization (WHO)
What does this indicator tell us? The gender inequality index (GII) provides insights into gender disparities in health, empowerment and the labour market. Unlike the human development index …